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Mom Gets New Car Thanks to Non-Profit

A domestic violence survivor in New Hampshire has a lot to look forward to thanks to a non-profit called Good News Garage that provides cars to working families in need. (Published Thursday, April 23, 2015)

A domestic violence survivor in New Hampshire has a lot to look forward to thanks to a non-profit called Good News Garage that provides cars to working families in need.

It's a luxury many people take for granted, but for one Salem mother of two, a car means so much more than a ride to work.

"Freedom," Kristy said. "The ability to know that if I need to take them some place, I can."

Kristy asked us not to use her last name, since she and her young kids are domestic violence survivors. Kristy's been working for years to build a new life for her family, and has been borrowing a car to get to and from her new job as a licensed nursing assistant - but not anymore.

"To get a piece of my life back that has been gone for so long, it's a feeling you can't put into words," she said.

She's now got the keys to a state inspected, 2009 Ford Fusion, thanks to the Good News Garage, a non-profit that partners with local auto shops, like Tires Too in Londonderry, to recondition donated cars for working families in need.

"It's an honor and a privilege to be a part of the process of changing people's lives," said Good News Garage Marketing Manager Susan Swain.